oceanography bingo

This bingo card has a free space and 77 words: The largest ocean on the planet. It covers more than 30% of the earth’s surface., The Equator divides it into the North ___ Ocean and the South ___ Ocean., Its name means peaceful, The deepest ocean. Contains the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the ocean, Contains more than 75,000 volcanoes., Contains more than 25,000 islands, Home to the Great Barrier Reef, the largest in the world stretching more than 1,429 miles., Shrinks by one inch every year due to the movement of tectonic plates., Marine Pollution has increased by over 100 times in this ocean over the past 40 years., The second-largest ocean on Earth, accounting for one fifth of the Earth's surface and 29% of the Earth's water., Formed during the Jurassic Period approximately 150 million years ago., Generally agreed to be both the first ocean crossed by ship and by plane., Diamond deposits have been located here, The saltiest ocean, The United States is less than one sixth the size of this ocean, Gets its name from Greek mythology, specifically from the Titan Atlas, The Titanic sunk in this ocean, The world’s smallest ocean at 5.4 million square miles, the world’s shallowest ocean, almost completely circled by North America, Eurasia, and Greenland, Derives its name from the Greek word 'arktos' which means 'bear'., Divided into the Amerasian basin and the Eurasian basin by Lomonosov Ridge, Home to many creatures that are only found in this environment, including polar bears, The sea temperature is quite constant throughout the year and is only 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit., Vast reserves of natural gas and oil, iron ore, nickel, copper, zinc phosphates, precious metals, gemstones and diamonds, Climate change is making it easier to travel through, The fourth largest ocean, Different to the other oceans because it rotates water, key to ocean circulation, Home to the largest invertebrate on earth, the colossal squid, First explored by Bartolomeo Diaz in 1487, There are no people native to Antarctica but this ocean does contain several research stations, Contains huge icebergs almost all year, Third largest ocean, It is the world’s only Ocean with asymmetric and semi-annually reversing surface circulations., Limited sea life due to high water temperatures, Lowest oxygen content of the oceans, Contains an oil deposit that accounts for 40% of world production, Contains a submerged continent - Kerguelen Plateau, The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia, one of the most politically important bodies of water because it's between continents and important ports and waterways such as the Suez Canal, Torah tells us that G-d turned an oasis into a barren desert, because of the sins of the civilization Sodom. The Jordan River eventually filled the basin, Located in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, Salinity of 34.2% - so salty that nothing can live in it, lowest place in the world, 430 m below sea level, water and mud contain beneficial minerals used to make many skincare products, Ancient Egyptians used the salty water to improve their health, skin, and even for mummification, More than 800,000 people visit each year, One of the first bodies of water mentioned in the Torah and used as a boundary for the people of Israel, Jonah got thrown in here, The largest enclosed sea in the world, Tides are limited because it is almost landlocked, Evaporation greatly exceeds precipitation and river runoff, making it very salty, over 700 varieties of fish and almost 10 per cent of the world’s marine species, Connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the narrow Strait of Gibraltar, Connects to the Black Sea through the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Bosporus, Cyprus and Malta are its only independent island nations, The sea Moses parted, Inlet in the Indian Ocean, Has many important ports and harbors that handle the majority of the world’s cargo, World’s northernmost tropical sea, During blooms of algae (Trichodesmium erythreaum) on the surface, the water appears reddish brown, High evaporation rate and low precipitation leading it to be very salty, Known for its mineral deposits, the most common of which are evaporite, petroleum deposits, Sulphur, and phosphates., Around 1240 miles of coral reef, Home to 44 shark varieties - 20% are exclusive to this sea, Mentioned in the Torah as crossed by Joshua, as well as a significant border and source of life, Moses told Israelites when they cross this river, they will be in the promised land, The site of the baptism of Jesus, Lowest river in the world, ending at 430 m below sea level, Starts on the slopes of Mount Hermon, on the border of Lebanon and Syria, goes through the Sea of Galilee, and ends at the Dead Sea, Divides the West Bank and Jordan, The largest freshwater lake in Israel — 64 square miles, nearly the size of Washington, D.C., Referred to by Israelis as the “Kinneret,” which is Hebrew for “violin,” considered to be the shape resembled by the lake., Israel’s largest source of fresh drinking water, supplying about one-third of the nation’s annual water requirement., Believed to be where Jesus walked on water., Some believe this is where Miriam’s well was seen and Located in northeastern Israel, near the borders with Jordan and Syria..

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